An uncropped version of the famous Tiananmen Square tank and protester photo, June 1989.

It’s hard to fathom the courage that it would take for one person, alone and carrying only plastic shopping bags, to face down that line of tanks.

Film footage of the Tank Man.

December 28, 2013 | Categories: Hand Me My Shank, History, Photography, Pursuit of Happiness, The Drama Of It All, The Politics of Cultural Destruction | Tags: Government, History, June 1989, Military, Photo, Photography, plastic shopping bags, Politics, protester photo, Tiananmen Square, War | 1 Comment